When Shane arrived in the afternoon, Natalie bade farewell to Joyce before getting into his car.

“In a good mood?” Shane asked gently.

Natalie turned to him and blinked in surprise. “You can tell?”

“It’s obvious.”

Natalie smiled and opened the car window a crack. “Stanley’s condition is improving, so yes, I’m in a pretty good mood.”

The mention of Stanley made Shane instantly narrow his eyes in annoyance. “You’ve contacted him?”

“No, I haven’t,” Natalie replied with a shake of her head. “It was him who called me to apologize for what he did earlier. Oh, he also told me to pass on his apologies to you. He said it was never his intention to stab you.”

Upon hearing that, Shane scoffed and pursed his lips. “And you believe him?”

“Why not?” Natalie asked as she turned to face Shane. “He was out of control then and wasn’t clear-headed. If he was, I believe he wouldn’t have hurt anyone with a knife.”

Even though he didn’t say anything, Shane’s expression had darkened considerably.

 

Oh dear, she really fell for his words.

with dismay and tugged at his

 

ignored her and remained

know you must think I bought his words too easily, but he

he rubbed his temples.

said his treatment is working. And that his mental state is a

believe that too?” Shane replied in an

by a twinge of guilt. “I can feel he’s telling the truth. His condition has

hope so,”

he wasn’t buying Stanley’s words. His condition couldn’t have improved so much

could lie and convince others, but Shane would

She looked out of the window and

they arrived at the kindergarten, where their two children hopped in

Connor asked curiously while

with a

why aren’t you talking?” Sharon chimed in with a

gazed at Shane and simply replied, “We just have a lot

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